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Michigan ends week with 8,400 new virus cases, a big jump

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases in Michigan topped 8,400 Saturday, the highest daily total since early December. The health department also reported 57 deaths from COVID-19, including 51 that had occurred earlier and were identified through a records check. “By the recent numbers, we know […]

Rudyard to face Carney-Nadeau in quarterfinal action

The Rudyard Bulldogs girls’ basketball team will face undefeated Carney-Nadeau in a Division 4 quarterfinal on Monday night in Negaunee. You can hear that game on Country 105 and online at country105fm.net, with Scott Nason and Ray Bell, starting with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. Rudyard (12-5) advanced to […]

Virgene MacDonald

Virgene Anne MacDonald (Cottle), 89, passed away peacefully, with family members by her side, early Friday morning, April 2, 2021. A lifelong resident of Pickford, Virgene was born September 27, 1931, to Ethel (Beamish) and Carl Cottle. She married the love of her life, Marvin S. MacDonald on April 19, […]

Rudyard advances to first quarterfinal since 2010

The Rudyard Bulldogs boys’ basketball team advanced to their first quarterfinal since 2010, as they had a convincing, 85-49 victory over Alanson in the Division 4, Regional 26 final from Pellston, on Thursday night. EJ Suggitt led all scorers for Rudyard with 27 points, and surpassed 1000 career points as […]

Harris to move into official VP residence next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than two months of living in temporary housing, Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be able to unpack and unwind at her official residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Symone Sanders, senior adviser and chief spokesperson for the vice president, tweeted Thursday […]

Michigan High School Athletes Sue State Over COVID Order

A group of high school athletes, their parents and an organization called Let Them Play filed suit Thursday in the Michigan Court of Claims contending that an order from the Department of Health and Human Services and related guidance governing high school athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic are invalid because […]

Harriet “Hart” Plumstead

Harriet (Hart) Furlong Plumstead, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed peacefully in her home in the early hours of March 19, 2021 surrounded by family. Hart, as family and many friends called her, was born March 11, 1930, in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to Francis Patrick and Margaret (Jordan) Furlong. Her […]